Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death (%) by country
Countries reporting
60
Highest
100.0%
Greece
Lowest
51.5%
Dominican Republic
Median
99.6%
Years covered
20
1994–2013
Data points
312
What the numbers show
Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death (%) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Greece; the lowest is 51.5% in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.6%, and the mean is 93.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 65.4%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 15.1%).
Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2010 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2012 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2011 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2012 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2011 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2013 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2011 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2011 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 100.0% | 2012 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2012 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2013 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 99.9% | 2012 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 99.8% | 2012 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Argentina | 99.8% | 2012 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Canada | 99.8% | 2011 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Belgium | 99.6% | 2010 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 99.6% | 2012 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 99.5% | 2011 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 99.3% | 2012 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 99.1% | 2010 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 99.0% | 2012 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Georgia | 98.3% | 2012 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 98.1% | 2011 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 37 | Cuba | 97.8% | 2012 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 38 | Denmark | 97.5% | 2012 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.1% | 2013 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 40 | Kuwait | 95.1% | 2012 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 41 | Bahamas | 93.5% | 2010 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 42 | Brazil | 93.4% | 2012 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 92.2% | 2012 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 91.2% | 2012 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 45 | South Africa | 91.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 90.8% | 2012 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 90.5% | 2013 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 84.9% | 2012 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.7% | 2009 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 50 | Paraguay | 81.5% | 2012 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 51 | Guyana | 81.4% | 2011 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 80.3% | 2012 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 79.3% | 2012 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 78.6% | 2012 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 55 | Türkiye | 78.2% | 2013 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 78.0% | 2012 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 57 | Singapore | 73.9% | 2012 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 58 | Peru | 69.2% | 2012 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 68.4% | 2012 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 51.5% | 2011 | down 7.9% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.